# CVE-2021-36326: Security feature bypass in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform

> Remote attackers can downgrade client-server communications to unencrypted format, bypassing SSL security features in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxxj-4c9f-hrvw

## What is CVE-2021-36326?

CVE-2021-36326 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform, published on 30 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform, versions prior to 1.3 contain an SSL Strip Vulnerability in the User Interface (UI). A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a downgrade in the communications between the client and server into an unencrypted format.

Weakness: CWE-757 (Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36326?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Streaming Data Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36326?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36326 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36326 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform

- [CVE-2021-36328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36328/): SQL injection in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-36330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36330/): Auth bypass in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-36329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36329/): Information disclosure in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-36327](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36327/): Server-side request forgery in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36326 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36326 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform, published on 30 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Streaming Data Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36326/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36326/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36326
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36326
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36326

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36326/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.